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This video is solely for the purpose of demonstrating how one can use the Roland 7x V-accordion to play a wide variety of songs using custom sound sets programmed with linkages between the treble, bass, and chord sections. I am using only a single press of the treble tabs to change voices--no footswitch ever--and only very occasionally do I use the master bar. No external modules either, just the Roland 7x. A single press of a treble register allows you to instantly change sound combinations, including a variety of percussion effects.

For 7x users, I have available a collection of approximately 20 sets (each with 14 registers) that you can purchase and quickly upload into your instrument. Just email me for more information, including a description of each set (see my email address at the end).

You can also program your own customized presets if you prefer. For assistance, consult the User Manual or see my programming tutorials available on my channel.

In this video I play brief excerpts of a variety of songs using sets that I programmed for diverse styles. Because there is a logical layout of each register within sets, it is not too difficult to remember the location of each of the desired sound combinations.

The video was recorded in one 15 minute session, completely unrehearsed and in "real time" in order to show the ease of locating appropriate registers for a wide variety of tunes. Instead of proceeding through each set, register by register, I've taken the approach I would use in a live "gig"--given a song, I decide what registers will "work." Contrary to how I would play on a gig, however, I make multiple changes during each song, simply to show the ease of changing the combinations of sounds, which I refer to as "linked presets." Roland 3x users know this concept as "user program memories."

For me, this approach to playing the 7x is simple and accurate, and allows me to immediately go to the register I would like for any song.

I include on-screen notations to indicate what set and register I am using for each song excerpt.

Finally, the end of the video was cut off abruptly, a few notes before I intended, but because this video is for demonstration purposes I did not re-do it.

Richard Noel

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